A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant

He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.

God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.

To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.

To use the hands in making quicklime into mortar is better than to cross them on the breast in attendance on a prince.

Great God, have pity on the wicked, for thou didst everything for the good, when thou madest them good!